Oakland weighs in on walkability

As we interviewed local businesses for our ongoing Love Letter to Oakland series, one theme came up over and over:walkability. Walkability is a hot topic these days, as evidenced by the popularity of Walk Score. OL asked four Oaklanders to help us define walkability.

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Walkability is important to the social fabric of Oakland because it “build[s] social capital,” said Jason Patton, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Manager for the City of Oakland, noting that people of all different classes, races and backgrounds mix it up when they are on foot. “The pedestrian realm is … this kind of great equalizer that keeps us in touch with each other.”

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